Slip and method of making same



Jan. 2, 1934 JoANNA-MAY sUMNER 1,941,959

SLIP AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed May 9, 1951 E /55 A .f5 -/4 /4 /lPatented Jan. 2, 1934 1f:

UNITED STATES PATENT ol-Plclai,

SLIP AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Joanna-May Sumner, Dayton, OhioApplication May 9, 1931. serial No. 536,257

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-73) My invention relates to Womens under garments andparticularly those which are commercially known as slips, beingcustomarily worn beneath the dress.

Briefly stated the invention has among its more important objects toprovide in a device as characterized, (1) means allowing the wearergreater freedom of limb movement but which will assure a smoothunwrinkled t at the hip area; (2) means to protect the skirt fromperspiration and against wrinkling at the seat and in novel means inapplying such means so as to admit of convenient and satisfactorylaundering and ironing Without damage to the garment; (3) means enablingthe size of the garment to be varied within certain limits and atcertain points; and (4) means to protect the outer surface of thegarment from perspiration at various points (and likewise, of course theouter dress), and in novel means of applying such last named means.

The invention also resides in certain novel detail features ofconstruction, combination and arrangement of the various parts,-and ispointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming apart of this specification. However, it is to be understood that theinvention is capable,-Within the spirit and scope of the subject matterclaimed, of considerable change and modification and is not to be takenas limited to the now preferred embodiment which is illustratcd in theaccompanying drawing wherein,

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a slip embodying my invention;

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view thereof;

Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3 3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4 of Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5--5 of Figure 2,-showing a portion of the back panel;

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 6--6 of Figure 4;and,

Figure 7 is a detail perspective view of the size adjustment means.

Referring specifically to the drawing, wherein the same referencecharacters have been used throughout the several views to denote similarparts, numeral 9 designates the slip having the usual shoulder straps9a.

A rectangular piece is cut-out of the front of the slip from the bottom,the vertical length of such cut-out being approximately the distancefrom the hem to the hip line. The outline of the cut-out referred to isindicated by the stitching 11, 11a (see Figure 1), which stitchingsecures the side and top edges of a piece of material which isrelatively wider than the cut-out defined by 1l, 11a so as to providethe side folds 10a, over the legs of the wearer. The piece of materialreferred to is designated as at 10, and it is very important to notethat the folds 10a are disposed well inwardly of the sides of thegarment and the rounded portion of the wearers figure so as to provide adesirable smoothness at the hips Which is not obtainable When pleats orfolds are at the sides as is true of the usual slip.

Figure 1 illustrates a U-shaped row of stitching 11b connected at itsends with stitching 11 to reinforce the garment at the upper corners ofthe fold-producing piece 10, the lower leg of this U-shaped row ofstitching dening in each instance the upper ends of the folds 10a.

Referring to Figures 2 and 3, it will be noted that a rubber skirtprotector 14 is stitched to a lace strip 15 which is, in turn, stitchedas at 15a to the rear of the garment to provide a protection for theouter skirt at the seat. A lace fringe at the lower edge of the skirtprotector 14 registers with the similar hem fringe of the garment. Theprotector 14 terminates above the garment hem as shown and neither thefringe 15b nor the protector 14 itself is stitched to the garment at thebottom. The protector 14 being at the inside and free at the hem may beeasily ironed. The attaching lace strip 15 overcomes the washingdifliculty that would be present if the rubber were sewed directly tothe crepe or similar material of which slips are usually made.

The rubber protector 14 is so positioned as to receive the weight of thewearers body when seated but does not extend up over the spine.

Suitable fasteners 12, 13, as illustrated in Figures 1 and '7 areavailed of to vary the size of the garment at the top, it being notedfrom Figure 1 that the said fasteners are at the front and that thefolds 13a produced when the top dimension is reduced are Well inwardlyof the 2 Y A g the i d s u the garment; said shields having marginallace attachment strips secured to the garment and having one edge free,bust size adjustment means at the exterior top front of the garment oneither side of the front center line thereof and inwardly of the sideedges to eliminate folds thereat to produce a smooth bust line, and saidlast means being adapted to center said shields and first named folds.

. JOANNA-MAY SUMNER.

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